In this episode we talk about revolutionary theory, the breaking of our collective self-worth resulting in political tribalism and the way our innate want for belonging and to be needed drives the way we live our lives. First off, Hayden offers an overview of the dichotomy of our psyche's and our need to find space for our naturally destructive tendencies and balance it with broadly accepted conceptions of the 'good' (7:04). Next, we dive into the details of a 1967 paper which attempted to provide a theory for understanding the nature and origins of political revolutions and how this theory can be applied to current context (17:34). Later, Damon makes the case for concern over the lack of available space for new innovation and institutions to rise without structural changes and we discuss how this connects to competition for reproductive prospects and desirability (37:20). On the back-end, we carry on to discuss some current media stories, politics, lad culture, trips to Thailand, existential doubt and what we've got in store for Modern Guilt in the near future (1:02:35). CORRECTION: Hayden is a dickhead and referred to a book called "Working With Your Shadow". This was a mistake, and the book is in fact called "Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche".
LINKS:
A Theory of Revolution (sign up to JSTOR for access to 100 free articles per month).
Russ Roberts on political discourse
Herman Cain tweets from beyond the grave
Zyzz God
Owning Your Own Shadow
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